Intended for managers of civil society organizations, citizen's movements, cooperatives, trade unions, and other grass-roots organizations in developing countries, this guide offers advice on mobilizing funds and other resources, and in the process becoming self-reliant. Holloway (a development worker) examines various options, covering earned income, local foundations, government sources, foreign agencies, the corporate sector, microcredit, social investments, and the Internet, setting these within a strategic overview of planning and management effectiveness. Distributed in the US by Stylus. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
'Provides an excellent conceptual framework for the various approaches to resource mobilization.'Paiboon Wattanasiritham, Director General, Chief Executive Officer, Government Savings Bank, ThailandA clear and practical guide aimed at the managers of civil society organizations, including non-governmental organizations, citizens' movements, co-operatives, trade unions and other grass-roots organizations primarily in developing countries, on how to mobilize funds and other resources and in doing so become financially self-reliant. The author examines numerous and varied options, covering earned income, local foundations, governmental sources, foreign agencies, the corporate sector, microcredit, the internet and social investments, setting these within a strategic overview of planning and management effectiveness.
